Segways on campus today!

Hey guys.

Normally I don’t post in this forum (once in a great while), but I felt that this warranted a thread.

Walking through campus today, I saw a ton of people walking around with software handouts. Curious, I looked around the quad… to find a Microsoft van (they have vans?) and a booth, passing out OneNote software to students. They were advertising BSU’s Technology Education.

The best part? They had a Segway on either side of the booth, decked out in Microsoft gear. I had never seen a Segway with covers for the wheels, or with advertisements all over it (small billboards off the handlebars, etc.), save for Stu’s Segway. I was curious… is this the new thing now? Have you seen any other rolling advertisements?

At the state fair they have a Segwa tour company and they have some of those advertisements. I know of a company that makes them, but I don’t have the link.

Not a huge fan of Microsoft using them though… :rolleyes:

Wow, I usually don’t post in this forum either! However, I wanted to let Amanda know that she’s not alone with advertising segways invading campus. I was walking down Bruinwalk and I saw a fleet of Microsoft people on segways handing out the OneNote software during Welcome Week.

I guess with hundreds of clubs handing out stuff on UCLA’s campus this week, Microsoft needed to find a way to stand out and they sure did. I saw dozens of eager freshmen circled around the segways.

The best part? They had a Segway on either side of the booth, decked out in Microsoft gear. I had never seen a Segway with covers for the wheels, or with advertisements all over it (small billboards off the handlebars, etc.), save for Stu’s Segway. I was curious… is this the new thing now? Have you seen any other rolling advertisements?

Comcast’s people were on segways the other day.

AOL for Broadband uses Segways as promotional tools as well.

I’ve seen a a Segway here in Toronto, Canada with advertisments on it